title: [Adenocarcinoma arising in Meckel's diverticulum: a case report and literature review].
abstract: Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. The presence of malignant lesions arising in the diverticulum is very rare, the most common malignant lesion being sarcoma, followed by carcinoid tumors, and less frequently by adenocarcinomas. We present the case of an 86-year-old man who developed acute abdomen. Surgery revealed a perforated Meckel's diverticulum. Histology identified a poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma arising in Meckel's diverticulum. We provide a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, España. lucialesquereux@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Lucía
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lesquereux-Martínez
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Macías-García
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beiras-Sarasquete
authors.forename: Jorge Juan
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Martínez-Castro
authors.forename: Ana María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Paulos-Gómez
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beiras-Torrado
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bustamante-Montalvo
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000601:surgery